<select multiple="" name="MerchantForm[biz_area][]" class="chzn-select" id="area-select-1" data-placeholder="Choose your business area...">
<?php
$biz_area = Yii::app()->request->getParam('biz_area');
if (!empty($biz_area)) {
	$array = explode(',', $biz_area);
	foreach ($rows as $r) {
		if (false !== BUtils::array_search_i($r['value'], $array)) {
			echo '<option value="'.$r['value'].'" selected="selected">'.$r['value'].'</option>';
		} else {
			echo '<option value="'.$r['value'].'">'.$r['value'].'</option>';
		}
	}
} else {
	foreach ($rows as $r) {
		echo '<option value="'.$r['value'].'">'.$r['value'].'</option>';
	}
}
?>
</select>
<?php echo CHtml::label(BUtils::T('biz_area_lbl'), 'area-select-1'); ?>